Autumn a perfect season for apple desserts. A little cinnamon & nutmeg makes it feel like fall is here
Pagan Russian/Slavic tradition had Volkhvs who were the higher rank of the sacerdotal hierarchy, the lesser order being that of the zhrets
I still don’t get why people claim that Tolkien’s books were influenced by his catholicism. Yes people do say that Tolkien was a devout Roman Catholic, but I don’t know just how devout he was, because Tolkien wasn’t writing about Jesus or angels, Tolkien was writing about Elves & Wizards.
So why do people claim Tolkien’s work was influenced by Catholicism? Is it because Tolkien’s books describe a battle between good & evil? Well is it not true that there is also a concept of good & evil in paganism?
I read some Christians/Catholics claim that Tolkien’s work includes Christ-like characters. My question is why do these Christians/Catholics say this, and who would those characters be exactly? Are they saying this because certain characters in LOTR & Hobbit sacrifice themselves in battle to save the others? Well correct me if I’m wrong, but this is not a Christian/Catholic Christ-like character, it’s a pagan concept of a hero.
Some say that Tolkien’s characters are similar to Christian/Catholic characters, in a way that they’re black & white. They are either 100% good or 100% evil. However, I don’t agree, because if you even look at Frodo’s character who was stronger than any elf or even a wizard, because Frodo was able to withstand the power of the one ring, even he broke down towards the end and became corrupted by the ring. There’s also the high wizard Saruman who was first on the side of the good, but than later switched to the bad side. There’s also the bothers Boromir & Faramir. Boromir was first helping Frodo’s quest, but later betrayed him by trying to steal the ring. Faramir and his men first capture Frodo & Sam, but later helped them. And then there’s the character Gollum who kept switching from evil to good. I’m sure there are other characters I can’t think of now.
And unlike in Christianity/Catholicism, in Tolkien’s books there are many strong female characters, warriors even.
Also Tolkien’s lords of Valar, or the high ones seem similar to some of the pagan gods & goddesses of European/Indo-European mythologies.
I personally see a lot of ancient pagan folklore & mythology in Tolkien’s works, and not Christianity, Catholicism or Abrahamism in general.
So why do people claim Tolkien’s work was influenced by Catholicism? Is it because Tolkien’s books describe a battle between good & evil? Well is it not true that there is also a concept of good & evil in paganism?
I read some Christians/Catholics claim that Tolkien’s work includes Christ-like characters. My question is why do these Christians/Catholics say this, and who would those characters be exactly? Are they saying this because certain characters in LOTR & Hobbit sacrifice themselves in battle to save the others? Well correct me if I’m wrong, but this is not a Christian/Catholic Christ-like character, it’s a pagan concept of a hero.
Some say that Tolkien’s characters are similar to Christian/Catholic characters, in a way that they’re black & white. They are either 100% good or 100% evil. However, I don’t agree, because if you even look at Frodo’s character who was stronger than any elf or even a wizard, because Frodo was able to withstand the power of the one ring, even he broke down towards the end and became corrupted by the ring. There’s also the high wizard Saruman who was first on the side of the good, but than later switched to the bad side. There’s also the bothers Boromir & Faramir. Boromir was first helping Frodo’s quest, but later betrayed him by trying to steal the ring. Faramir and his men first capture Frodo & Sam, but later helped them. And then there’s the character Gollum who kept switching from evil to good. I’m sure there are other characters I can’t think of now.
And unlike in Christianity/Catholicism, in Tolkien’s books there are many strong female characters, warriors even.
Also Tolkien’s lords of Valar, or the high ones seem similar to some of the pagan gods & goddesses of European/Indo-European mythologies.
I personally see a lot of ancient pagan folklore & mythology in Tolkien’s works, and not Christianity, Catholicism or Abrahamism in general.
Mythological roots
It is a well-known fact that Tolkien had interest in the mythology and linguistics of Northern Europe, specifically the pagan mythologies of the Norse and English peoples. The other main influence was Finnish Mythology - it played a major role in the creation of The Silmarillion, and the Quenya language was modeled mostly after the Finnish language. Two other examples of linguistic influences were Rohirric, the language used for the Rohirrim which was substituted by Old English (from which English is chiefly derived), and the language spoken in Dale and Esgaroth, equivalent to Old Norse, which is the language of the epic sagas and poems of the Norse.
Many significant events of Middle-earth's history - such as Smaug's awakening and rampage, the finding of the Ring, and the reforging of Narsil - all have parallels in Germanic Mythology. The epic poetry of Northern Europe's past, such as the epic poem Beowulf and 'Völsungasaga', have also been cited as influencing Tolkien and his legendarium. The rampage of Smaug could in fact be seen to be inspired by Beowulf, in which a cup is stolen from the sleeping wyrm who then leaves his cave for revenge. (His revenge is the climax of the story, and the demise of the protagonist Beowulf).
The One Ring is said by many to have been inspired by the ring in the Norse saga of the Völsungs and its later German version, the High Medieval Nibelunglied; however comments by Tolkien make it unclear as to whether it was a reference to the Völsungasaga.
Éowyn's disguising as a man in The Return of the King is likely to echo many tales of 'Shield-maidens' and Valkyries from Norse Mythology.
The name of the chief continent of Arda, Middle-earth, has its origins in Norse Mythology also. The name derives from the Old English Middanġeard (meaning "middle enclosure") which later became the Middle English term Middel-erde (meaning now "Middle-earth" rather than the older sense of "Middle-yard"). This name for our world has cognates in the various other Germanic languages: Miðgarðr in Old Norse (rendered as "Midgard" in Modern English), and Mittelerde in Modern German.
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Tolkien Mythology
It is a well-known fact that Tolkien had interest in the mythology and linguistics of Northern Europe, specifically the pagan mythologies of the Norse and English peoples. The other main influence was Finnish Mythology - it played a major role in the creation of The Silmarillion, and the Quenya language was modeled mostly after the Finnish language. Two other examples of linguistic influences were Rohirric, the language used for the Rohirrim which was substituted by Old English (from which English is chiefly derived), and the language spoken in Dale and Esgaroth, equivalent to Old Norse, which is the language of the epic sagas and poems of the Norse.
Many significant events of Middle-earth's history - such as Smaug's awakening and rampage, the finding of the Ring, and the reforging of Narsil - all have parallels in Germanic Mythology. The epic poetry of Northern Europe's past, such as the epic poem Beowulf and 'Völsungasaga', have also been cited as influencing Tolkien and his legendarium. The rampage of Smaug could in fact be seen to be inspired by Beowulf, in which a cup is stolen from the sleeping wyrm who then leaves his cave for revenge. (His revenge is the climax of the story, and the demise of the protagonist Beowulf).
The One Ring is said by many to have been inspired by the ring in the Norse saga of the Völsungs and its later German version, the High Medieval Nibelunglied; however comments by Tolkien make it unclear as to whether it was a reference to the Völsungasaga.
Éowyn's disguising as a man in The Return of the King is likely to echo many tales of 'Shield-maidens' and Valkyries from Norse Mythology.
The name of the chief continent of Arda, Middle-earth, has its origins in Norse Mythology also. The name derives from the Old English Middanġeard (meaning "middle enclosure") which later became the Middle English term Middel-erde (meaning now "Middle-earth" rather than the older sense of "Middle-yard"). This name for our world has cognates in the various other Germanic languages: Miðgarðr in Old Norse (rendered as "Midgard" in Modern English), and Mittelerde in Modern German.
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Tolkien Mythology
Forwarded from Stam van de Vos🦊, hekserij en heidendom van de Lage Landen
The Pennsylvania Germans live in the USA but still maintain a lot of pagan elements in their culture. A beautiful element of their culture are hexsigns. This is an interview with Hunter Yoder who is a hexsign painter and heathen/pagan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iPITnvLKKk
Forwarded from Old and New European Art and Aesthetics
Death and the Maiden. George Clark Stanton (Scottish, 1832-1894).
Forwarded from Old and New European Art and Aesthetics
Prometheus Consoled by the Spirits of the Earth. George Spencer Watson (English, 1869-1934).
Third Reich female magicians knew this hidden truth about the spiritual/occult significance of long hair. Some occultists believe that hair serve as spiritual antennas through which energies are channelled.
Forwarded from Old and New European Art and Aesthetics
Erlkoenig (Elf King). Moritz von Schwind (Austrian, 1804-1871).
These people claim that this is unusual Christian behavior. Yeah sure. Anyone who’s done the research, and who’s honest about it will tell you that child sexual abuse goes hand in hand with these church leaders. In many cases they are only Christian to the public, but behind closed doors they are Freemason, or some other secret society. And I found that these people practice generational incestual pedophilia, and rape their kids, and teach their kids to rape their kids, and so on. This degenerate church leader was using his power to rape little boys. Christians are blindly worshipping a psychopathic, bloodthirsty, pedophilic entity Jehovah/yahweh